Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-18

shall severally, at stated times during their
continuance in office, receive for theil
increased or diminished after their election
nor during the term for which they shal
have been elected. The salary of the Jus
tices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by
the State. One-half of the salary OF each
State; the other half thereof shall be paid
by the county for which he is elected. The
annual salaries of the Justices of the Su
preme Court shall be seven thousand hve
hundred dollars (s75ool each. and the Su
dollars ($6O00) each. Until otherwise
changed by the Legislature. the superior
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three thousand dollars each, payable
monthly. except the Judges OF the city ano
county OF San Francisco. and the counties
OF Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara, Yubs
and Suffer combined, Sacramento, Butte
Nevada. San Diego, San Bernardino, Co.usa
and Tehama, who shall receive five thou
sand dollars. and the Judges of the counties
quin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution to propose an amendment tc
section eight, OF Article XI, Of the Con-
stitution of the State OF California, re
lating to the framing OF charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand sinhabitants, and for cities OF over
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants
Resolved, That the Legislature of the
State of California, at lis regular session,
commencing on the third day of January,
eighteen hundred and eighty seven, two,
thirds of all the mem bers elected 10 each OF
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
In favor thereof. hereby propose that sec
tion eight, of Article XI, of the COnstitu.
t,or of said State he ameuded so as to read
as follows:
Section s. Any city containing q popula.
ton of mere than one hundred thousand
inhabitants may frame charter Tor lis own
government, consistent with ana subject 10
the Constitution aud laws of this State, by
causing Board of fifteen freeholders, who
shall have been for at least five years quail
fed electors thereof, to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city. at any general
or special election, whose duty 1t snail pc,
prepare and propose a charter for such city.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such Board, or a maJaFity OF
them, and returned, one copy thereon to the
ossr Of or SUCH Shef city oss and the oshes
to the Recorder OF Deeds of the
county. such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily papers OF
general circulation in such city, for at least
twenty day and within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of such city,
at a general or special election, and II a ma.
jority of such qualified electors. voting
thereat shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature Tor its
approval or rejection as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment; and If
approved by majority vote of the members
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
cha ter of such city, or If such city be con-
solidated with a county. then of such city
on and shall hap0mQ the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
tn nticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
ele ctors, and its ratification by them, shall
be made in duplicate. and deposited. one in
the Office of the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded in the Office of the Re-
corder of Deeds of the county, among the
archives of the city. All Courts shall take
judicial notice thereof. The charter so
ratified may be amended at intervals of not
less than two years. by proposals therefor,
by legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at gen.
eril or special election held at least sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
aud ratified by at least three-ifths of the
qualified electors voting thereat, and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein pro-
vided for the approval of the charter. In
any such charter, or amendment
any alternative article or PROPOSE
tion may be presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on separately
Containing s ~ population Of ' more lore
than ten thousand and not more
than one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants may frame charter for its,own gov
ernment. con istent with and subject to the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus-
ing a Board of fifteen freeholders, who shall
have been for at least FIVE years qualified
electors thereof, to be elected by the quail
fed voters of said city, at any general or
special election, whose duty it shall be.
within ninety days alter such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such Board, or a majority of
them, and returned, one copy thereOfto the
Mayor. or other chief executive of said city,
and the other to the Recorder of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
lished in two daily papers ofgeheral circu
lation in such city, for at least twenty days;
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion of
the charter; and within not less than thirty
days alter such publication 1t shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of said city,
at q general or special ele ection. and If a
msJority OF such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, it shall there
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as a whole, without
power of alteration or amendment. and if
approved by majority vote of the members
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
charter of such city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
charter, and any amendments thereof, and
all special laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chief efexecutive officer ,and anthem
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them. shall
be made in duplicate. anh deposited, one in
the office OF the Secretary of State, and the
other, after being recorded in said Recor-
der's office, shall be deposited in the arch
shall take judicial notice of said charter
The charter so ratified may be amended, at
intervals of not less than two years, by pro.
posals therefor, submitted by the legislative
authority of the city to the qualir ed electors
thereof, at general or special election
held at least sixty days after the publication
of such proposals and ratified by at least
three-ffths of the qualified electors voting
thereat, and approved by the Legislature as
herein provided for the approval of the
charter. In submitting any such charter. or
thereto, any alternative article
or proposition may be presented for the
choice OF the voters, and may be voted ON
separately without prejudice to others.
Now, therefore, pursuant to the provisions
Of the Constitution, and an Act OF the Leg
entitled IAN Act to provide for the
submission of certain proposed amend
ments to the Constitution of the State, here
matter named, and which have been pro-
posed and adopted by the Legislature of the
State OF California. at the session beginning
on January third, eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven, to the qualified voters of said
State, at special election to be called by
the Governor for the twelfth day of April,
eighteen hundred and eighty-seven," ap-
proved March 18th, 1857, the said amend
ments are submitted to be separately voted
upon, by ballot, by the qualified electors of
the state, on
TUESDAY, APRIL ~, 1887.
,, The said amendments are respectively
designated
Amendment Number One"
Amendment Mum Der Two"
Amendment Number Three"
And will, If adopted, be respectively des
ignated amendments numbers four, FIVE
and six, in the order of their submission; |;
contain the words:
TO- Ava n.y..